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My husband Spiro and I had the week off last week. We got some stuff done around the yard, which is always fulfilling.

We had our dogwoods in our front yard all shaped up nice and pretty. One morning, as I was opening the living room shades, I noticed a cardinal nest with mommy cardinal sitting right there.

I felt so bad that we had the trees shaped because I knew now; we were exposing her to nature. She probably picked out that strategic spot, nice and hidden and we ruined that.

Every day, I’d watch her. She’s such a good mommy, just brooding all day long. I only ever saw her leave a couple times to come out back to eat with her hubby.

I was so upset because on Saturday, I heard all kinds of raucous and I thought, oh no! I ran to the window and there were birds flying everywhere and a big, black bird was sitting on the edge of her nest and she was gone.

I immediately banged on the window and scared the birds away. I waited 10 minutes by the window and mommy finally came back and nestled right in. Whew! Close call.

I know it’s nature, but I felt like I had intruded by cutting the tree, so I felt responsible to help her when I could.

I bet you’re asking why I’m telling you this story.

It’s to give you a comparison. You see, God created all of us to be a perfect likeness of Him. Our bodies were created to run like a well-maintained machine.

We are all beautiful and have peace within us. Yet, society force feeds us what perfect is and what beauty is.

Society introduces food and indulgences that we gorge ourselves with, creating disease. We take medications to put a band aide on these diseases and that causes side effects and more problems.

If we ate clean 90% of the time, exercised and practiced a strong, spiritual faith, we would have less physical problems. Less drama, less headaches.

Think of this mommy cardinal. She instinctively knows it’s her job to sit on her eggs all day every day until her babies are born.

She doesn’t complain how bored she is. She didn’t bitch at me because I made her job more difficult by cutting the tree and exposing her to nature.

She eats what she’s supposed to eat and performs her mommy duties. All of nature goes with the flow. A tree doesn’t complain that it’s raining, snowing, hot, cold or that they don’t like the color of their leaves.

Nature survives, as it’s intended, the way God intended. God intended us to trust in Him, to love ourselves and take care of ourselves.

When you look at those you love, don’t you want the best for them? Yes, you wish them health, happiness and love. Without health, you have nothing.

The key is to love yourself enough to want those same things for you. You have control. No one can take care of you except you.

Be that well-oiled machine that God created. Exercise, eat nutritionally, laugh, love, practice your faith. You owe it to yourself, your friends, your family and God.

That mommy cardinal could’ve lost her babies had I not tapped on the window. But if she had, she would’ve just gone on as nature intended.

Tweet This We all have things happen, good and bad. We all have the power to get up, brush ourselves off and have faith to move forward, just as He intended. It isn’t easy, but it IS possible.

People love you. God loves you. It’s time to love yourself and take care of yourself. No excuses.

Sometimes people feel alone. And support is a good thing. That’s one of the reasons I became a holistic health practitioner.

I’ve had ups and downs. Tons of downs, but my faith and perseverance pulled me through. You don’t need to do it alone.

If you need someone guiding you back on the right path, go to my contact me page and request a free consultation. We can talk and see if we’d be a good fit to work together.